Use the paragraph to answer the question.

Tim called out to his dog, Star, as she headed into the woods ahead of him. "Slow down, girl! Wait for me!" Star was a runaway train running as fast as her short little legs could carry her. When Tim finally caught up to Star, she was happily drinking from a stream.

Write one to two sentences explaining the meaning of the metaphor in this paragraph.

(2 points)

The metaphor in this paragraph is "runaway train" to describe how fast Star was running. It means that Star was running very quickly and was difficult to control, similar to how it might be difficult to stop a train that is running at full speed.